Door holder



Patented Nov.

UNITED STATES PATENT FFI,

FRANK HINDS, F HUDSON FALLS, NEW YORK.

DOOR HOLDER.

Application led .Tune 9,

My present invention has reference to a door holding device for carpenters use.

My object is the provision of a device ot this character c '5 impinging elements omprising a base having associated therewith whereby the same may be secured on the floor surface, said base a central notch cuied on its upper knees notch pl aned, the door movable toward or to effectively tween, so that the one edge thereof atter the door is hung, the saine may be being provided with and having adjustably seface angle members or away from the grip a door therebeedges of the door may be may be held for notching for the hinges and also,

sustained from swinging when being incr` tised for locks.

The drawing which accompany and form part ot' this application illustrate a satisfactory embodiment ot' the improvement,

and wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the iniprovement with parts in section.

2 Figure 3 is a Pf-3 of Figure Figui'e 4 is a the knees.

Bly

Figure 2 is a t op plan view thereof. sectional view on the line l.

perspective view ot one of improvement may be constructed of any desired material and includes a coinparatively wide base l having a straight edge. This edge is centrally notched, as

at 2. therein doors of hase has .its second base adjacent to provided at spa-ccd interval The notch is oit a width toy receive varying thicknesses. The edge rounded, and said the said rounded edge is s with openings 3 through which pass removable iinpinging elements 4. The

be in the nature may be forced in impinging elements may of short headed nails and a floor surface by the einployment of a hammer. Again the iinpinging elements may be integrally formed on the base 1. straight edge The base 1, in line with its and to the opposite side of the 1925. Serial No. 36,023.

not-ch 2 therein, is

pass through eloiigat portions 7 of angle members.

flanges of the angular by the numerals 8 and between the portions 7 angle members is indi The angle members knees. Arranged over ments or bolts 5 there provided with upstanding threaded elements 5.

ed sl members are contacted by winged nuts 11 that are screwed on the bolts. it will be noted th moved toward and away from to firmly grip therebe latter is arranged in By such arrangement at the knees may be each other tween a door when the the notch 2. On the base in a line With the rear Wall provided by the notch 2 there is an upstanding rein- The simplicity of the advantages thereof, will, it is my construction and thought,

be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to which such inventions relate and a more detailed description is not believed necessary.

Having described t In a device of the base member having a straight with a centrally disposed notch arranged on the batel straight edge thereo I claim: described, a edge formed angle knees in alignment with the f and disposed upon he invention, character opposite sides of the notch, the base portionsI ot longitudinal slots, up

said angle knees being formed with standing threaded elements carried by the base and disposed Within said slots, a

wing nut upon each threaded element, a reinforcing rib at the front of the base and of the notch portion ments carried by the In testimony wher ture.

extending transversely and iinpinging elebase.

cof l aiix my signa-- FRANK HINDS. 

